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Charles Barkley
1998-99

Charles Barkley

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Age:35
Position:PF
Team:HOU
Games:42
Minutes (Per Game):36.3
Total Minutes:1526.0
Player
Index
S+
96.9
Rank #10 (1998-99)
  • Player Index (PLI) — A measure of how valuable a player is to a franchise given the player's contract value, production, availability, and overall impact both in the regular season and postseason. Scored 0–100, graded D- to S+.
  • Potential Index (POI) — A measure of how high a player's PLI can be: the player's projected PLI ceiling if they continue their current trajectory next season. Same 0–100 scale and grade thresholds as PLI; shown only for players under 25. POI blends the legacy formula (45%) with the Performance Potential Score / PPS from per-100 stats (55%).

Season badges

  • Peak — Career-high OVR season (only one per player, once decline from that peak is visible).
  • Prime — One of the three seasons in the player's best 3-year stretch by average OVR.
  • Lookout — A or better Potential Index (POI) in the player’s second year (year_exp = 1).
  • #1 PLI — Ranked #1 in the league in Player Index that season.
  • #1 POI — Ranked #1 in the league in Potential Index that season.

Score thresholds for each grade (PLI and POI share the same 0–100 scale):

PLI = Player Index  |  POI = Potential Index

S+
PLI/POI: ≥95
S
PLI/POI: 90–94
A+
PLI/POI: 85–89
A
PLI/POI: 80–84
A-
PLI/POI: 75–79
B+
PLI/POI: 70–74
B
PLI/POI: 60–69
B-
PLI/POI: 55–59
C+
PLI/POI: 50–54
C
PLI/POI: 45–49
C-
PLI/POI: 40–44
D+
PLI/POI: 35–39
D
PLI/POI: 30–34
D-
PLI/POI: <30
Points 16.1
Rebounds 12.3
Assists 4.6
Steals 1.0
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 47.8%
Field Goals Made 5.7
Field Goals Attempted 12.0
Three Point Pct 16.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.6
Free Throw Pct 71.9%
Free Throws Made 4.6
Free Throws Attempted 6.4
Turnovers 2.4
Personal Fouls 2.1
Win Shares 6.8
True Shooting Pct 54.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 23.1
Usage Pct 22.2%
Box Plus Minus 4.5
Value Over Replacement Player 2.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 11.4
Reg. Win Burden % 25.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 257.6
Postseason ISR 247.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 23.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 33.0%

HooperROI

Salary $1,000,000
Overpay Index 0.11
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 92.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 95.27
Postseason Score 32.47
Season Score 129.69
Years Experience 15

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $163,265
Availability % 84.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.50%